THE ISRAEL ASSOCIATION FOR CANADIAN STUDIES

ARIE SHACHAR FELLOWSHIP IN CANADIAN STUDIES 2024

 

The Israel Association for Canadian Studies is interested in assisting PhD and masters students writing their doctoral thesis or dissertations in Israeli universities on issues of Canadian content, or subjects of common interest to Canada and Israel. The Association will provide scholarships for the purpose of staying in Canada and conducting research for a period of two to six months.

Eligibility for submitting applications:
PhD and master's students writing their doctoral thesis or final paper on subjects with Canadian content in non-experimental sciences .

Assistance scope and domain:
The maximum scholarship amount will be 6,500 CAD (Canadian Dollars). Two-thirds of the amount will be paid upon winning the scholarship, and the additional third will be paid upon approval of the final report.

For further details, please visit the Halbert Centre Website.

Applications for the scholarship must be submitted by February 29, 2024 to the Israel Association for Canadian Studies, through e-mail: mscanada@mail.huji.ac.il

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Procedure for submitting applications:
Applications should be written in Times New Roman, 12-point font, and 1.5 spacing, in one of the following languages: Hebrew or English. Each page should be numbered consecutively and should include the candidate's last name on the same line of the page number.
 

Reports:

The final report describing the research methods and results will be submitted, together with the financial report, to the Israeli Association for Canadian Studies up to one year after the completion of the research.

Reference to the association's assistance: The Israeli Association for Canadian Studies' contribution must be alluded to in any article or publication resulting from the research.

Application Structure:

• The research application should include the following:

  • Title 

  • Summary 

  • Theoretical background 

  • Brief survey of the scientific literature in the research subject 

  • Proposed research implementation methodology

  • Possible results of the proposed research

  • Brief bibliography (total length of the proposal should not exceed 10 pages).

• If the implementation of the research requires staying and conducting field work in Canada, a detailed work plan of the stay in Canada must be submitted.

• A short CV (in English) of up to two pages should be submitted along with the application

• A detailed research budget must be attached, which can include:
  travel (one transatlantic roundtrip, internal travel in Canada for research purposes), daily allowance and other expenses essential to carry out the research. The proposed budget (if approved) will form the framework for the budgetary activity in the research. If deemed necessary, changes in the budget’s items may become possible following a justified request submitted to the Halbert Center’s academic committee and approved by it.

• Two letters of recommendation must be submitted to us along with the application, one of
  which should be from the research supervisor, indicating the importance of implementing the research.